FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010 Armin Zoeggeler of Italy speeds past the Olympic rings during the third run of the men's singles luge competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. Luge standout Armin Zoeggeler, the first athlete to win a medal in the same individual event at six consecutive Olympics, has announced his retirement. The 40-year-old Zoeggeler revealed his plans at a news conference Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Zoeggeler began his Olympic streak by winning bronze in singles at the 1994 Lillehammer Games. Then he took silver in Nagano four years later, gold in Salt Lake City and gold again at his home Turin Games, before concluding his career with bronzes in Vancouver and Sochi. Zoeggeler also won six golds and 16 medals overall at the world championships. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)